'Meant to say, "lived it."
Wilt
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From: "WILTON via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton - I gotta ask...
Precious - probably even more so when you've lived for several years (13 in
my case - well, 15½ if ya count my B-47 crew chief time) intimately involved
with all of that "stuff."
BTW, wing commander can't issue "go code."
Wilton
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From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2015 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton - I gotta ask...
General "Buck" Turgidson
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001715/?ref_=tt_trv_qu>: General Ripper
called Strategic Air Command headquarters shortly after he issued the go
code. I have a portion of the transcript of that conversation if you'd
like me to to read it.
President Merkin Muffley
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000634/?ref_=tt_trv_qu>: Read it!
General "Buck" Turgidson
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001715/?ref_=tt_trv_qu>: Ahem... The Duty
Officer asked General Ripper to confirm the fact that he *had* issued the
go code, and he said, uh, "Yes gentlemen, they are on their way in, and no
one can bring them back. For the sake of our country, and our way of life,
I suggest you get the rest of SAC in after them. Otherwise, we will be
totally destroyed by Red retaliation. Uh, my boys will give you the best
kind of start, 1400 megatons worth, and you sure as hell won't stop them
now, uhuh. Uh, so let's get going, there's no other choice. God willing,
we will prevail, in peace and freedom from fear, and in true health,
through the purity and essence of our natural... fluids. God bless you
all" and he hung up.
General "Buck" Turgidson
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001715/?ref_=tt_trv_qu>: Uh, we're, still
trying to figure out the meaning of that last phrase, sir.
President Merkin Muffley
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000634/?ref_=tt_trv_qu>: There's nothing to
figure out, General Turgidson. This man is obviously a psychotic.
General "Buck" Turgidson
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001715/?ref_=tt_trv_qu>: We-he-ell, uh, I'd
like to hold off judgement on a thing like that, sir, until all the facts
are in.
President Merkin Muffley
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000634/?ref_=tt_trv_qu>: General Turgidson!
When you instituted the human reliability tests, you *assured* me there
was *no* possibility of such a thing *ever* occurring!
General "Buck" Turgidson
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001715/?ref_=tt_trv_qu>: Well, I, uh, don't
think it's quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single
slip-up, sir.
On Nov 14, 2015, at 9:32 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Mt favorite quote from Strangelove was: President Merkin Muffley:
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room
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From: WILTON via Mercedes
Yes, I always get a big laugh from the "big board" comment, too. ...
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